The "new" JJJ&E In N Scale

[Powersteamguy1790]

An old color photo of an ATSF Articulated Mallet # 1792 on the inner mainline track in the center of San Marino. The Idaho Hotel with its distinctive corrugated metal roof is one of the "signature" buildings in the center of the town of San Marino.





A closeup view of the weathering on the front of the Idaho Hotel. The Bragdon Weathering System and selective "Dry Brushing" created those effects on the building. A ATSF Articulated Mallet #1792 is on the inner mainline track. This kit took about 30 hours to build and weather.




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[Powersteamguy1790]

The center of San Marino is  completely scenicked. Flowering trees have been planted behind the Idaho Hotel and other adjacent buildings. A kit-bashed Southern Ms-4 Mikado #4839 is pulling a consist of freight cars on the inner mainline track. Another view of the completely weathered Idaho Hotel with its distinctive corrugated roof.





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[Powersteamguy1790]

A good look at the center of San Marino. The Idaho Hotel is an important" signature" building in San Marino that took about 30 hours to complete and weather. A SP Black GS-4 is on the outer mainline track with a consist of freight cars. The  black SP GS-4's were used during the second world war. The double track signal bridge is powered by Logic Rail Technologies block signal boards and photo cells are embedded in the track roadbed.



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[Powersteamguy1790]

An old color photo of two weathered Southern Ms-4 Mikado's, #4910 & #4839 on main line tracks in San Marino. Both locomotives were kit bashed from generic Kato Mikado's using GHQ pewter detail kits. Each locomotive can pull over 60 cars on level track due to the added weight of the pewter detail parts.



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[Powersteamguy1790]

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[ACL1504]

Bob,

I see you have lighted signals. Are they active or for show? Either way, they look nice.

Tom

[Powersteamguy1790]

Bob,

I see you have lighted signals. Are they active or for show? Either way, they look nice.

Tom

Tom. I appreciate your comments. All the signals on the entire layout are active. I use various Logic Rail Technologies signal boards with various signals made by different manufacturers.  The signals on the layout are controlled by photo electric cells embedded in the road bed of the track. I place the photo-electric cells before and after, where the signal is positioned. I can control each signal change duration by either 10 seconds or 30 seconds after a train crosses a photo-electric cell. This takes time to set up,but the rewards of having active signals on a layout is worth the extra effort and wiring which at times is complex.

Below is Logic Raill Technologies Link.....

http://www.logicrailtech.com/

All the switches/turnouts on the "new" JJJ&E are controlled by dwarf signals and are wired directly to the switches/turnouts with stationary decoders. You can see the dwarf signals in the evening photo's below.







Below are photo's of a few of the signals on various parts of the layout.




















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[Powersteamguy1790]

Rolling stock can easily be weathered with the Bragdon Weathering System. Varying degrees of intensity can be accomplished with the weathering powders which stay in place on the model. Thr RR crossing signals are completely operational. This is the major RR crossing in the town of San Marino.





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[Powersteamguy1790]

CB&Q E-8's on the upper level of the "Original" JJJ&E







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[Powersteamguy1790]

An old color photo of a panoramic view of the main railroad crossing In San Marino. The "black" GS-4 #4438 enters San Marino on the outer mainline track. All four crossing signals are fully functional. There are six manual crossing signals on the yard tracks in the background.




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[Powersteamguy1790]

A closeup view of The "black" GS-4 #4438 entering San Marino on the outer mainline track



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[Powersteamguy1790]

SP "Daylight" #4450 Making The Long Climb Up The Grade East Of San Marino. The Monterrey Mountains Are In The Background





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[Powersteamguy1790]

An old sepia photo of a ATSF 4-8-4 #3782 climbing the 1 1/2% grade on the mainline east of San Marino. The Monterrey Mountains are in the background. This locomotive has a very rigid wheel base and should only be used on N scale layouts with radii greater than 19 inches.



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[Powersteamguy1790]

Two classic locomotives, the SP #4449 GS-4 "Freedom Train" 4-8-4 and the Milwaukee "Hiawatha" #1 pulling passenger car consists east of San Marino in the right turnaround area of the JJJ&E. The San Marino Freight yard is in the distance. The building in the immediate background is Roscoe's Engine Repair Shop. Both trains are running on the lower mainline tracks on this part of the JJJ&E. 






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[GaryMc]

Some great pictures Bob.